I was upset because I don't see with 20 seconds to go why you play a short free-kick when you could get the ball in the box, said Wenger. The referee took advantage of stopping the game on the first short pass, but he would have let the ball be played in the box.

The two goals are offside goals, and a game of that stature I feel enough is enough for us because we've got some bad decisions for the whole season, Wenger told Sky Sports. But what can I do -- we have to live with that and look at ourselves and analyse why we lost the game.

I am an admirer of Giroud because he has gone through some tough times and he bounces back, Wenger said. When his back is to the wall, he has an answer every time. When I go into a big game, you always think: 'I can rely on him.' You know that when the competition starts, he will be with ...

He's further [ahead] than I was 20 years ago. He started at Barcelona, I started in an academy, Wenger said. I must say he has done extremely well, and he's one of the most respected managers in the game, if not the most.

Pep Guardiola, like myself, we are for offensive football. And when you don't win, people question that. And that's as simple as that, Wenger said. Overall, I think what he wanted to say is that he promotes a game that is positive and I agree with him on that.

We want to respond in a very positive way and with a positive result, Wenger said. We have a long-term target in front of us to fight for the Premier League.We know when you have a target like that you go through disappointments and the way you respond is most important.

I don't deny that Sergio Aguero is an important player for them but we also have important players who are not there. It is part of the season, Wenger said. We have Cazorla who has just had surgery, Ramsey is not there.